Posts tagged "Theodor Eicke"

Richard Glücks was born on April 22, 1889 (two days after Adolf Hitler) in the city of Odenkirchen. After graduating from high school (gymnasium), he worked at his father’s fire insurance agency. In 1909, Glücks joined the army and served in the artillery for a year. In 1913, he lived in England and later moved to Argentina as a businessman. […]

Theodor Eicke Kommandant at Dachau (1933-1934.) One of the most brutal men in the concentration camp system, he became the Inspector of Concentration Camps, after his stint at Dachau. He later served in the SS Totenkopf Division and assumed command of that formation. He was a winner of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves; he […]